Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword smith.
usage
meaning
Darbinyan Armenian
From Armenian դարբին (darbin) meaning "blacksmith".
Demirci Turkish
Means "blacksmith" in Turkish.
De Smet Flemish
Flemish variant of Smit.
Fabbri Italian
From Italian fabbro meaning "blacksmith", ultimately from Latin faber.
Fabbro Italian
Variant of Fabbri.
Fabre Occitan, French
Occitan form of Fèvre.
Fabron French
Diminutive form of Fabre.
Faure Occitan, French
Occitan form of Fèvre.
Favero Italian
Variant of Fabbri.
Favre French
Southern French variant of Fèvre.
Favreau French
Diminutive of Favre.
Ferrari Italian
Occupational name for a metalworker or smith, derived from Latin ferrarius, a derivative of ferrum meaning "iron".
Ferreiro Galician
Galician cognate of Ferrari.
Ferrer Catalan
Catalan cognate of Ferrari.
Ferrero Italian
Regional variant of Ferrari. It is typical of the area around Turin.
Fèvre French
Occupational name meaning "blacksmith" in Old French, derived from Latin faber.
Goffe English
Derived from Breton or Cornish goff meaning "smith", referring to a metalworker.
Goldschmidt German
Occupational name meaning "goldsmith" in German.
Herrero Spanish
Spanish cognate of Ferrari.
Kavalyow Belarusian
Patronymic from Belarusian каваль (kaval') meaning "blacksmith".
Kovač Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Slovene
Means "blacksmith", a derivative of Slavic kovati meaning "to forge".
Kovachev Bulgarian
Patronymic derived from Bulgarian ковач (kovach) meaning "blacksmith".
Kovačić Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian
Patronymic derived from South Slavic kovač meaning "blacksmith".
Kovalchuk Ukrainian, Russian
Derived from Ukrainian and Russian коваль (koval) meaning "blacksmith".
Kovalenko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian коваль (koval) meaning "blacksmith".
Kovalyov Russian
Patronymic from Russian коваль (koval) meaning "blacksmith".
Kowalczyk Polish
Patronymic derived from Polish kowal "blacksmith".
Kowalski Polish
From Polish kowal meaning "blacksmith". This is the second most common surname in Poland.
Kuznetsov Russian
Patronymic form of Russian кузнец (kuznets) meaning "blacksmith".
Lefèvre French
Occupational name meaning "blacksmith" in Old French, derived from Latin faber.
Mac Ghabhann Irish
Means "son of the smith" in Irish.
Rautio Finnish
Means "smith" in Finnish.
Schmid German
Variant of Schmidt.
Schmidt German
Occupational name derived from Middle High German smit "smith, metalworker", a cognate of Smith.
Schmitz German
Variant of Schmidt, originating in the Rhine area in western Germany.
Sepp Estonian
Means "smith" in Estonian.
Seppä Finnish
Means "smith" in Finnish.
Smeets Dutch
Variant of Smit.
Smets Dutch
Variant of Smit.
Smit Dutch
From Middle Dutch smit "metalworker, blacksmith", a cognate of Smith.
Smith English
Means "metalworker, blacksmith" from Old English smiþ, related to smitan "to smite, to hit". It is the most common surname in most of the English-speaking world. A famous bearer was the Scottish economist Adam Smith (1723-1790).
Smits Dutch
Variant of Smit.
Smythe English
Variant of Smith.